Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To bite at gently and repeatedly.
- intransitive verb To eat with small, quick bites or in small morsels.
- intransitive verb To wear away or diminish bit by bit.
- intransitive verb To take small or hesitant bites.
- noun A very small quantity, especially of food; a morsel.
- noun The act or an instance of nibbling.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of nibbling; a little bite; also, a small morsel or bit.
- To eat by biting or gnawing off small bits; gnaw.
- To bite very slightly or gently; bite off small pieces of.
- To catch; nab.
- To bite gently; bite off small pieces: as, fishes nibble at the bait.
- Figuratively, to carp; make a petty attack: with at.
- To fidget the fingers about.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small bits.
- noun A small or cautious bite.
- noun An expression of interest, often tentative, as at the beginning of a sale or negotiation process.
- transitive verb To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small, quick
bite taken with thefront teeth . - noun in the plural, nibbles Small snacks such as
crisps /potato chips ornuts , often eaten to accompany drinks. - verb transitive To
eat withsmall , quickbites . - verb transitive To bite lightly.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb bite off very small pieces
- noun a small byte
- verb bite gently
- verb eat intermittently; take small bites of
- noun gentle biting
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Of course, despite that he is after all * nibble nibble* a member of SG5, which means that we * ssslurp* try to include him in some of our class activities.
jaimewolf Diary Entry jaimewolf 2004
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No single nibble is that dramatic or burdensome, but over the decades they threaten to convert any stable democracy into a big, inefficient, favor-ridden state.
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No single nibble is that dramatic or burdensome, but over the decades they threaten to convert any stable democracy into a big, inefficient, favor-ridden state.
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This morning, for example, it was a quick flit through the studios of SKY News and a quick nibble from the toothless gums of our Eamonn.
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This morning, for example, it was a quick flit through the studios of SKY News and a quick nibble from the toothless gums of our Eamonn.
Archive 2008-01-06 2008
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Not a nibble from the Administration, which instead chose to embarrass the residents with the misbegotten site for going on eight months.
Plainfield.com version 3.0 coming Dan 2007
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Not a nibble from the Administration, which instead chose to embarrass the residents with the misbegotten site for going on eight months.
Archive 2007-06-01 Dan 2007
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That's just a nibble from a post full of meat (the historical context alone is well worth your mouse click.)
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That's just a nibble from a post full of meat (the historical context alone is well worth your mouse click.)
Archive 2004-09-01 2004
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That's just a nibble from a post full of meat (the historical context alone is well worth your mouse click.)
sionnach commented on the word nibble
4 bits (half a byte)
July 28, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word nibble
See also mibble.
October 11, 2008
wytukaze commented on the word nibble
also written as nybble
November 20, 2008